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HOISTING APPARATUS.

No. 408,989. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

CORNEALIUS BOYLE PAYNE, OF NEBO, KENTUCKY.

HOISTING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,989, dated August 13, 1889.

Application filed May 14, 1389. Serial No. 310,704. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CoRNEALIUs BOYLE PAYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nebo, in the county of Hopkins and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoisting Apparatus; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyi ng drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of transportable hoisting apparatus adapted to be used on a farm, and particularly adapted to be used in hoisting wagon-bodies from their running-gear.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a front end view. Fig. 4 is a rear end view. Fig. 5 shows the apparatus as used in hoisting other articles besides a Wagon-body.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the base-frame supporting the uprights B. The longitudinal strips C 0 connect the uprights. Across these longitudinal strips is fastened the transverse strip or beam D, to which the lever I is attached. This lever consists of the longitudinal strips E, connected at their ends by the transverse strips F. The strip G is fast-- ened diagonally across one end of this frame to keep the same in its rectangular shape. The lever is attached by chains or ropes K to the transverse beam-D, thus giving it a swinging fulcrum, so that its opposite ends may have a free vertical movement. To the front end of the lever I is attached in any suitable manner the rods (4, having hooked ends, to which the article to be hoisted is attached. To the other end is fastened a chain or rope Z), connecting with a Windlass or roller R, on which it is wound.

To the lower ends of the rear upright pieces are fastened the cleats S. Through these cleats is passed the bar J. To this bar the roller R is attached by means of the'hooks .H. These hooks have a loop formed with one end, which encircles the roller in a shallow groove around its periphery.

To one end of the roller is attached the crank for rotating the same. This crank I. has one end of it turned at right angles to the shank. This end is passed through the end of the rollers, and has a washer and a nut on the projecting part for the purpose of keeping the end of the shank from slipping out of its socket, and allow the crank to be readily moved in a plane perpendicular to that formed by the axis of the roller and of the end of the shaft passing through said roller. The object of this arrangement will be explained farther on.

The frame-work is made light. and compact,

so that the apparatus can be readily moved from one place to another, and is particularly adapted to raise wagon-bodies from their running-gear. IVhen it is desired to raise a wagonbody, the bar J is removed and the wagon drawn beneath the lever. The rods on the front end of the lever are hooked or attached in any suitable manner to one end of the wagon-body. The roller is attached by the hooks II to the other end of the wagon-body, and by means of the crank the roller is turned, winding up the rope or chain and gradually raising thewagon-body clear of the runninggear, which can then be withdrawn. \Vhcn any other weight is to be raised, as slaughtered cattle to be dressed, or stones, &c., it is attached to the front end of the lever in any suitable manner. The bar J is inserted in the cleats, and the roller is attached to it by the hooks. Thesehooks are made long enough, so that when the roller is turned the crank will clear the beams. IVhen a body has been raised and it is desired to fasten the roller to keep it from turning, the crank is moved so that the handle I-I engages with the hook, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. at, and secures it in such a manner as to hold it fast.

The leverage or the height to which the body to be lifted is to be raised can be varied by moving the chain suspending the lever. As the distance between the point to which these chains or ropes are attached and the body to be lifted decreases, so does the force to be applied. The greater the distance between these two points the greater the height to which the body can be raised with a necessary increase of the power applied.

Among the many advantages of this apparatus may be named its perfect adaptability to hoist not only wagon-bodies but the contents of the same, also the carcasses of cattle, hogs, or sheep when necessary in dressing the same, and many other things which will suggest themselves to the user as its services become necessary.

Having thus described my invention, I claim,

as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following:

1. As an improvement in hoisting apparatus, the combination of the portable frame, the freely-swinging lever I, connected with said frame by flexible connections K, the rods a u, and hooks at one end of said lever for attaching it to the weight to be raised, a suitable Windlass or roller R, connected with the other end of the said lever by ropes, the crank L, movably attached to said roller so that it can be turned to have its handle engage with one of the hooks II to stop the revolution of roller when desired, and the hooks H, forming the bearings of said roller and for attaching it to the weight to be raised.

2. As an improvement in hoisting apparatus, the combination of the portable frame, the freely-swinging lever I, connected with said frame by flexible connections K, the rods a a, and hooks at one end of said lever for attaching it to the weight to be raised, the roller R, connected with the other end of said lever by ropes b, the crank L, movably attached to said roller so that it can be turned and have its handle I) engage with one of the hooks ll, for the purpose set forth, the bar .T, movably carried in the cleats S, and the hooks II, forming bearings for the roller and for attaching it to the said bar, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CORNEALIUS BOYLE PAYNE. lVitnesscs:

I. L. PAYNE, L. L. Torr. 

